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04
2012
Researchers from the Institut Pasteur and Inserm, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Pisa, have uncovered the key role played by specific proteins in the virulence of the mycobacterium responsible for tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. They were able to create an attenuated strain of the mycobacterium, which confers a better protection against tuberculosis than the BCG vaccine to mice. This finding represents a major step forward in the scientific quest to develop a new vaccine, more efficient at fighting the disease. This study is being published today in the scientific journal Cell Host & Microbe.
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